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    A Joosr Guide to... Happy by Derren Brown: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine
    A Joosr Guide to... Happy by Derren Brown: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine
    A Joosr Guide to... Happy by Derren Brown: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine
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    A Joosr Guide to... Happy by Derren Brown: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine

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    In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.

    Everyone wants to be happy. But what is happiness, exactly? And are many of us pursuing it in totally the wrong way. Happy shares insights from one of the world's top "mind magicians" into how to lead a happier life. Challenging the myth of "positive thinking," it offers practical and rational advice on how to experience more joy, acceptance, and contentment-whatever your life is like right now.

    You will learn:

    · Why an ancient philosophy might hold the secrets to a happier life today

    · One of the core causes of discontentment-and how to get rid of it

    · Four smart techniques for managing anger

    · How changing your personal story can change your life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoosr
    Release dateNov 14, 2016
    ISBN9781785675249
    A Joosr Guide to... Happy by Derren Brown: Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine

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      What’s it about?

      Most of us want to be happy, yet most of us often feel our lives are lacking in that elusive thing called happiness. Perhaps you are in a job you don’t like, or a relationship that’s not satisfying you. Maybe you are single and still looking for the right person, or struggling with money, or you simply feel that life has not turned out the way you imagined or wanted it to.

      Whatever the reason, the feeling of being unhappy can itself turn into a vicious cycle: you start to feel unhappy about not being happy, adding a layer of guilt, shame, and inadequacy to your existing discontentment. You may even feel like a failure for not being happy enough, as if you have somehow missed out on the rich, golden seam of joy that’s waiting just below the surface of life, if you only knew where to dig for it. Worst still, you might be convinced that other people seem to have tapped into this secret—close friends, work colleagues, even the celebrities who flash their radiant smiles from magazine covers. What are they doing right that you’re not?

      But what is happiness? How do you acquire it? Is there some secret to being happy?

      Perhaps there is a more

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